Rural-urban quota system in Sindh
THIS is apropos of Dr Raheel Shehzad’s letter (July 21). The quota system is the government of Pakistan’s devised policy to ensure that both rural and urban people in Sindh get a fair chance of competing for jobs on merit, as it was felt that there were limited educational facilities mostly in rural areas in comparison to urban ones.
Despite the said reservation of seats in the Civil Service of Pakistan for candidates from rural Sindh and urban Sindh, 17 vacancies for Sindh (rural) and 40 for Sindh (urban) remained vacant in CSS, 2010, due to the non-availability of suitable candidates.
The figures for CSS, 2011, are 11 and 24, respectively. The positions go vacant due to the non-availability of candidates who are able to meet the laid-down criteria to qualify for the examination. Furthermore, leftover vacancies are carried over to the next year for the province of Sindh.
The decision to allocate CSS vacancies on the basis of 10 per cent women and five per cent minorities’ quotas was made by the federal government, and the FPSC has to abide by it. Even after the reservation of these quotas, 85 per cent of these vacancies are still available to open-merit candidates.
It must be appreciated that women and minorities are a part of our society, and to earmark separate quotas for these two segments is an endeavour on the part of the government to ensure their representation in the Civil Services of Pakistan.
The allocation of vacancies under the present constitutional provisions cannot be made without regional/provincial considerations. It is for the government to decide whether the period of this provision should lapse on Aug 13, 2013.
MUHAMMAD ALI
Director CE
Islamabad
no quota should be placed if we talk about competitive examinations……… why the quota needed???? if its a merit cum basis exam…. no need to discriminate………
Quota system exist everywhere, USA companies have to hire 10% black workers. European universities give quotas to east Europeans student including EU pays for the full undergrad tuition fees plus accommodation expenses. In Malaysian universities there is specific quotas for Malays, Chinese and Indians. In India, 15% quota is allocated to Dalits in Central Government Service.
I am always shocked to hear when Pakistan's urban population even discuss to abolish quota system, I think the quotas for rural population should be increased not decreased.
Quota system promotes mediocrity and does nothing for competition. The nation is where it is due to quota system and will further go down the drain. Competition and merit brings the best out of system and rural population who benefits from quota system does not want an end to it. I will urge all who can compete should move to the western world and earn a decent living where talent and skill is appreciated and encouraged,This is the main reason US is the most powerful country. Let the quota people govern the mediocre minds.
in my opinion, quota system should be abloished, it was introduce for the time being of one decay. but now it is over 5 decays, it did not brought any change in sindh education standard. it is like opium for nation.
Quota system is basically a political bribe and a tool. And the target has always been Karachi not Lahore or Islamabad, why? Karachi is already politically overloaded with people from ruler areas. If quota system was good then why the results are not visible? Does that mean that instead of developing the ruler areas people will be pushed to Karachi to beg, borrow or steal and even loot.
Quota system in over all Pakistan jeopardizes performance of Pakistanis. It results in the shape of bad product and governance which ultimately takes Pakistan to the lower level as compared to other countries.
Solution is not quota system but to raise the education system in whole country and especially in rural areas.
How many good schools has been established after the induction of Quota System. HAs the fortune of Rural Sind changed in the last 40 years. Look at the state of affairs of PAkistan where hiring is not done on Merit but on Provincialism. Look at the quality of people hired in government services including armed forces and this the reason of continous decline.
The quota system is necessary in a country like Pakistan where the level difference between resources available to people living in cities and villages is huge.
How many good schools are there in Naushero Feroze (a large town) as compared to even Hyderabad/Jamshoro (small city)?
Without the quota system, a large size of population from villages will go ti cities and this will only add to logistical problems.